Development of a wearable global positioning system for place and health research

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 7, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Rainham, Daniel ^a   Krewski, Daniel ^a   McDowell, Ian ^a   Sawada, Mike ^a   Liekens, Brian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH; GPS; REMOTE SENSING; SPATIAL DATA; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS;

EID: 58149345739     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-7-59     Document Type: Article

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